Legendary Crafting is coming soon! It's so close we can taste it! Can you feel the hype?! We're buffing some of your Crusaders because WE'RE SO PUMPED! Hype!
The following Crusaders will get a buff this weekend starting from today until 12 pm PST on Monday February 27th.

Sasha the Fierce Warrior - Bulwark Ability +200%

Artaxes, the Lion - Roar! Ability +200%

Thalia, the Thunder King - All DPS +200%

Merci, the Mad Wizard - All Gold Find +200%

Broot - I am Broot Abilities +200%

Also, check out the limited-time Legendary Jeweled Chests that contain equipment for the five Crusaders above! (Please note: The chest will only contain gear for Broot if you've unlocked him.)

Legendary Gear is coming to Crusaders of the Lost Idols... but how do you get it and what does it do? Keep reading to find out.

Legendary Gear is the ultimate equipment. In addition to a massively enhanced base bonus, twice as big as the epic equivalent, each piece of Legendary Gear comes with a whole new unique Legendary Effect that could completely switch up your formation. What's more, that effect can be leveled up indefinitely as long as you've got the crafting material to do so.

Getting Legendary Gear

There are a couple of things you'll need before you can get a piece of Legendary Gear. The first is the Epic version of the item you want. Crafting will make it easier to get specific Epics, but in general Jeweled Chests are your primary source for Epic items.

The second thing you'll need is a Legendary Catalyst. Legendary Catalysts are new random drops from Jeweled Chests. They can also be obtained via rare Missions. They are consumed when you craft Legendary items. The number of Legendary Catalysts you need depend on how much Legendary Gear you're crafting at once. The first piece of gear will only take one Legendary Catalyst, but each piece of gear after that will take 66% more Catalysts, rounded to the nearest whole number. Every week after your first Legendary craft, the number of Catalysts required will decrease by 80%, to a minimum of one. Basically this is a long-winded way of saying if you want to craft more than one Legendary Item per week, it's going to cost you extra Catalysts.

But that's it! If you've got the Epic item you want to upgrade and the required number of Catalysts, you can simply click a button to upgrade your piece of Epic gear to a piece of Legendary gear, increasing its bonus and gaining access to its Legendary Effect.

Upgrading Legendary Gear

The power spike doesn't stop there. Once you have a piece of Legendary Gear you can upgrade its Legendary Effect by spending Crafting Material. You can choose to use Common, Uncommon, Rare, or Epic material, based on whatever you have lying around. The amount of material it takes increases with each level. It's worth it, however, as the Legendary Effect doubles with each Legendary Level.

Oh, About Golden Epics...

For those of you with Golden Epics, don't dismay. You won't lose the Golden benefit when you upgrade to Legendary tier. All Golden Epics can be turned into Golden Legendaries for the same cost as upgrading a normal Epic to a Legendary. In addition, if you don't have a Golden Epic and craft a Legendary in its slot, a future flash sale may offer you the Golden Legendary directly.

So... release date?

We anticipate Crafting and Legendary Gear being released sometime in the next month or so, but as always we want to note that things could change unexpectedly, even the design itself. We'll keep you updated as we get closer to the launch!

Even enemies with the most frozen hearts are warmed by all the lovely love floating around. Regardless, here are some buffs to help you kill them.
The following Crusaders will get a buff this weekend starting from today until 12 pm PST on Monday February 20th.

Jim the Lumberjack - Sharpen Party Ability +200%

Khouri the Witch Doctor - Koffee Potion Abilty +200%

Sarah the Collector - Base DPS +400%

Mister the Monkey - All Gold Find +200%

Rocky the Rockstar - All DPS +200%

Also, check out the limited-time Thawing Jeweled Chests that contain equipment for the five Crusaders above! (Please note: The chest will only contain gear for Mister the Monkey and Rocky the Rockstar if you've unlocked them.)

Gotta find 'em all! A new selection of cute and scaly critters are now available to be your companions!

Those weirdly random abandoned eggs scattered all over Bushwachkia have been switched up and all new pets are ready to hatch when you accept the "Find an Egg" quest from Misty. She will also have all the Generation 7 eggs available to purchase for Bush Bucks during the "Find an Egg" quest.

Other changes to Misty and Hank for Generation 7:

Misty will no longer let players abandon Gen 6 pet eggs that they are hatching (they're now too rare). Only current generation pet eggs can be abandoned during hatching. Please note that if you're in the middle of hatching a pet, then that egg will still hatch into whatever pet it would have been before.

Generation 6 pet eggs can now be found in Quester's Satchels (with the same limitations as the Generation 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 eggs, which will still be available in satchels as well.) Generation 6 pet eggs are now more expensive to buy with DNA in the PAGAS store.

Crafting is coming to Crusaders of the Lost Idols... but what exactly is it? Keep reading to find out.

Crafting will be a way to get specific gear for your Crusaders without having to get lucky while opening a chest. With the proper recipe and materials, you will be able to craft even the most epic gear. It's easier said than done, though, as gathering the materials and unlocking the recipe for the piece of gear you want isn't a walk in the park.

Gathering Material

Crafting material is obtained by disenchanting duplicate gear. Currently, disenchanted gear turns into Enchantment Points for your Crusaders, which passively increase their DPS. After the Crafting update, you will no longer get EP for duplicate gear. Instead, you'll gain a random amount of crafting material based on the rarity of the disenchanted item.

So how do you get EP for your Crusaders? Missions! Missions that award EP will be buffed considerably in terms of award and frequency so that you can still boost the EP of your favorite Crusaders to the same degree -- possibly even more so.

Crafting material drops will not be retroactive, so regardless of how much duplicate equipment you've found in the past, you'll keep the EP you earned from it and will still start your crafting stockpile from scratch just like everybody else.

Crafting Recipes

All players will start with the recipes for the Common and Uncommon gear for the initial 20 Crusaders. Crafting gear outside of that limited set will require you unlock additional recipes. How do you do that? Missions! New missions will appear en-masse to help you learn new recipes. Each successful mission will unlock one or more rare or epic recipes. Event crusader recipe missions will unlock all the common and uncommon recipes for specific crusaders once that crusader is unlocked, giving players a way to deck out their newly recruited event crusaders in basic gear, even outside of the event itself.

As with crafting material, recipes will not be awarded retroactively. Everyone will start on even footing when it comes to finding the rarest of recipes.

Legendary Gear

Crafting epic gear is certainly fine, but for those of you already drowning in purple gear, there will be something in this update for you as well. Tune in next week for more information about how players will obtain and upgrade Legendary Gear!

So... release date?

We anticipate Crafting and Legendary Gear being released sometime in the next month or so, but as always we want to note that things could change unexpectedly, even the design itself. We'll keep you updated as we get closer to the launch!

Love is in the air. No, seriously, some crazy mage managed to aerosol 'love' and now it's just floating around everywhere, buffing random Crusaders.
The following Crusaders will get a buff this weekend starting from today until 12 pm PST on Monday February 13th.

The Washed-up Hermit - Increase Base DPS +400%

Gold Panda - All Gold Find +200%

Fire Phoenix - All DPS +200%

Momma Kaine - Conductivity Ability +200%

Sally the Succubus - Seduction Ability +200%

Also, check out the limited-time Lovely Jeweled Chests that contain equipment for the five Crusaders above! (Please note: The chest will only contain gear for Momma Kaine and Sally the Succubus if you've unlocked them.)

Happy Valentine’s Day Bushwhackers!

The residents of the Commons are putting on a Valentine’s Day dance, so you know what that means! Helping with the set-up through one-time and daily quests, plus turn-ins!

It’s not Valentine’s without presents! Help stock the stands with Chocolates, Teddy Bears and Roses by turning in Candy Hearts as the stations unlock.

The event organizer seems a bit frazzled. Why don’t you help her out by doing her set-up quests each day? And don’t forget to keep those party supplies topped off!

Nate is looking for a date. Help him choose a girl that can put up with his antics, and help the one he doesn't pick get over her grief with some Ice Cream daily quests until it's time to help Nate’s rejected girl through the 5 stages of grief. All five quests will unlock right after each other and then she will have a new daily quest for you.

Once the Valentine's dance has started, you get to look for the partner of your choice to share a moment on the dance floor.

Jim and Sasha's relationship quests are around. If you haven't married them yet, you'll see either their Dating or Proposal quest line. If they are married, you get to help the pair pack for their honeymoon.

New for 2017

Learn how to play guitar to serenade your loved one! Also, who is that mysterious note from?

Starting next Friday, the 3 new Valentine's themed pets for this year will be available to purchase over the weekend! Can they woo your heart?

Event Achievements -- POSSIBLE SPOILER ALERT

There are a total of FOURTEEN possible achievements to earn in the Valentine’s Day 2017 event.

Achievements Returning for 2017

Party Planning Committee - You helped at least once at each Valentines Station. Party Planning Leader - You helped 50 times at each Valentines station. Pet Detective - You found each of the lost pets at least once.Nate's Date - You helped Nate pick a Date.The Five Stages of Grief - You helped Nate's rejection get through her pain.Two Left Feet - You danced at the Valentines Dance.Setup Wizard - You helped the party organizers with all their tasks.

We also have 4 achievements from previous years which may be earnable by spending Bush Bucks if you missed getting them the first time around.

Customization Lover - You bought all the Valentines things from 2013!Customize Your Love - You bought all the Valentines things from 2014!Heart-wearer - You bought all the Valentines things from 2015!Hearts Hearts Hearts! - You bought all the Valentines things from 2016!

*The Valentine’s mini-golf piece is not included in the Passionate Purchases achievement.

Love is in the air again and to celebrate the most romantic date in the calendar, we're relaunching the Merci's Mix-up event. This time with two new Tier 2 romantic leads and three new Tier 2 objectives.
It's time to get romantic. The Merci's Mix-up event runs from today through to February 21st at Noon PST. For those players who haven't unlocked them already, this is your chance to add both Rocky and Sally to your roster.
Of course, as this is a 2017 update of the original event you can also collect two new Crusaders: Warwick the Warlock and Katie the Cupid.

New Tier Two Crusader: Warwick the Warlock.

The first of the two new Tier 2 Crusaders is Warwick the Warlock. This mischievous leprechaun replaces The Bush Whacker as the main clicker. At level 100, his ability Soul Harvest spreads the click damage to all enemies in a small radius around your click.
At level 400, Warwick unlocks Curse of Weakness where enemies damaged by your clicks take 100% more damage from your DPS for 5 seconds.

New Tier Two Crusader: Katie the Cupid.

When it comes to the business of love, opposites do attract. Katie the Cupid is all sweetness and light compared to Warwick. At level 150, she unlocks Cupid's Arrow and shoots a random enemy with a love arrow every 5 seconds for 200% Global DPS. At level 400 her Snugglin' ability gives +15% Gold Find for each adjacent male crusader, up to a maximum of 2 (Max 2x30% w/ Epic)
After you've completed the first new Tier Two objectives for Warwick and Katie, there are three more objectives to keep you busy.

New Tier Two Objective: The Bachelorette.

In The Bachelorette a bachelorette takes up a spot in your formation. Every 25 levels, she sends one bench seat packing (in a fixed order), making it unavailable in subsequent levels all the way to area 400.

New Tier Two Objective: It's Raining Men.

In the objective, It's Raining Men only male crusaders are allowed. That's it. Do your best Weather Girls impression and fend off all your new admirers to reach area 450.

New Tier Two Objective: The Cost of Love.

The final new Tier Two objective is The Cost of Love. Now Crusaders cost much more than normal and enemies drop less gold until you beat area 500.
Equipment for both Tier 1 and 2 Crusaders can be found in Valentines Silver and Jeweled Chests. However, gear for the Tier 2 Crusaders will only appear once you've unlocked the respective Crusader.
You'll have until February 21st at Noon PST to complete the event. Let Love Rule!

Time for The Big Game! It's almost the end of a long, never-ending season of football. The Crusaders get a special weekend buff as they dig in for the final quarter.
The following Crusaders will get a buff this weekend starting from today until 12 pm PST on Monday February 6th.

Sasha, the Fierce Warrior - Bulwark Ability +200%

King Reginald IV - Royal Grail Ability +200%

Nate Dragon - All Gold Find +200%

Serpent King Draco - Base DPS +400%

Drizzle - Running Play, Lateral, and Hail Mary Abilities +200%

Also, check out the limited-time Big Game Jeweled Chests that contain equipment for the five Crusaders above! (Please note: The chest will only contain gear for Drizzle and Draco if you've unlocked them.)